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Image coding apparatus, probability model generating apparatus and image compression system

US11257252B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2020
Grant dateFeb 22, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T9/002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure provide an image coding method and apparatus and an image compression system. The image coding apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to perform feature extraction on an input image to obtain feature maps of N channels; assign a weight to a feature map of each channel among the N channels; perform down-dimension processing on weighted feature maps processed in association with the N channels, to obtain feature maps of M channels and output the feature maps of M channels, M being smaller than N. Hence, by multiplying different feature maps by a weight to obtain corresponding importance and then performing down-dimension processing on the feature maps processed according to the weighting, time for decoding may be reduced.

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